WGU D094 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WGU D094 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Arnold Gesell theorized that children develop according to distinct developmental
stages - True
Which 2 activities should an 18 month-old be able to perform? - Stacking books & using
fingers to eat crackers
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (pyramid) - self-actualization, esteem, love/belonging,
safety, & physiological.
Self-actualization (Maslow) - personal growth, fulfillment, & realization needs of one's
personal potential as a human being.
"To become everything one is capable of becoming."
esteem (Maslow) - Self respect, respect from others, achievement, independence,
status, & prestige needs.
Love and Belonging (Maslow) - Friendships, intimacy, trust, romance & love needs
Safety (Maslow) - Protection from the elements, financial & physical security, law &
order, & freedom from fear needs
Physiological (Maslow) - Biological requirements for survival like food, water, shelter, &
clothing
Maslow's expanded hierarchy of needs - Transcendence, self-actualization, aesthetic,
cognitive, esteem, love/belonging, safety, physiological.
(First 4 are growth needs, last 4 are deficiency needs)
Physiological Needs are the 1st needs that must be met in Maslow's hierarchy - True
Lucas is a 4th grade student who has read almost every book in the class library. He
asks his teacher if she'll bring him some "bigger kid" books to read because he's bored
with the material in the classroom. Which need is he trying to satisfy? - Cognitive
Anika has served on student council for the past 2 years. Now that she's a senior, she
believes she's more than qualified to serve as student council president, so she decides
to run for office. Anika is attempting to meet a safety need. - False (either esteem or
love/belonging)
WGU D094 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
, WGU D094 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The school calls an assembly each quarter to distribute academic achievement awards
to students who've mastered a B average or higher that quarter. - Deficiency need:
Esteem
A teacher provides students with multiple opportunities for cooperative group activities -
Deficiency need: love and belonging
A school institutes a rigorous anti bullying program - Deficiency need: safety
The school cafeteria opens early to provide free and reduced price breakfast to eligible
students - Deficiency need: physiological
stages of physical development (Arnold Gesell) - Infancy: birth-2 years old, adding
motor skills, holding up head, rolling over, reaching for things, sitting, crawling, &
walking. By 2 they're walking with increased coordination, manipulating toys in hands,
feeding themselves, making towers of cubes, jump/running awkwardly, throwing things,
& using a zipper
Early childhood: 2-6yrs old, improvements in gross & fine motor skills, running, jumping,
climbing, tumbling, & swinging. Can string beads, put puzzles together, & begin to
scribble. By 4 many can print their names, dress/undress themselves, & eat with
utensils
Middle childhood: 6-10yrs old, gain weight & height, permanent teeth grow in.
Participate in organized sports as speed & coordination skills advance, continue to
refine motor skills resulting in improved handwriting & drawings. Can use fine motor
skills to sew, build models, or do other crafts
Adolescence: 10-18yrs old, weight/height increases rapidly, includes puberty. Girls
usually begin earlier than boys. Increase in hormones affect behavior, might reject adult
authority, & reach sexual maturity
Ren is 3yrs old. His preschool teacher is worried about him because he can't print his
name yet. The teacher's concern is justified. - False
In middle school classrooms, teachers can use the same activities for all students. -
False
An 18 month old in daycare recently developed ability to roll a ball back & forth w/ an
adult.
A 5yr old kindergartener recently developed ability to draw a stick figure family of
himself, his parents, & his sister.
WGU D094 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
